If pressure from outside the lungs causes atelectasis, your doctor will treat the cause of the pressure. For example, if the cause is a tumor or fluid buildup, your doctor will remove the tumor or fluid. This will allow your lung to fully expand. Atelectasis Caused by a Blockage
Pilus. Definition. noun, plural: pili. (microbiology) Short, filamentous projection on a bacterial cell, used not for motility but for adhering to other bacterial cell (especially for mating) or to animal cells. Supplement. Bacterial pili are involved in cell adhesion.
Ã Bacteria typically only have one or two per cell. Ã Join two bacterial cells and mediate the transfer of DNA from one cell to another (conjugation) Ã Also known as conjugation pili or sex pili. What are the two types of glycocalix.